PPP: Trump’s underwater and Tillis is drowning
The political environment in North Carolina is not getting any better for Republicans. A poll out yesterday shows Donald Trump underwater and Thom Tillis drowning. Unless these numbers change by next summer, 2020 is likely to be a bad year for the GOP. The PPP poll...
A changing of the guard in Raleigh
I don’t usually write about local politics, but the election last night in Raleigh may shift the leadership of the city for the next decade or so. An Old Guard that has been in power for most of the past two decades is out and a younger, more urban-minded council is...
A poll highlights Tillis’ dilemma
A poll out today shows how quickly public sentiment is moving against Donald Trump. According to the Washington Post survey, a solid majority of Americans support the impeachment proceedings and a plurality believe he should be removed from office. The poll shows...
The North Carolinians at the center of the impeachment probe
As the impeachment of Donald Trump nears, North Carolina Members of Congress will play a central role. Congressman Mark Meadows from western North Carolina is one of Trump's chief defenders. Senator Richard Burr, as chair of the Intelligence Committee, will...
Grifters and their marks
A New Yorker article says North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows (R-11) was involved in a land deal to purchase fossil-rich land at a place called Dinosaur, Colorado. Meadows failed to mention the deal in his financial disclosure statements, a violation of campaign...
Cracks in the GOP’s rural firewall?
Senate President Pro-tem Phil Berger has insisted that Medicaid expansion is not an option in North Carolina. It’s an ideological viewpoint that leaves some of the state’s working poor without adequate access to health care. It also disproportionally hurts the rural...
Berger rebukes Moore
Phil Berger announced he would not call a veto override vote without at least 24 hours’ notice. He says, “There should be no question that should the budget override vote come up, that every member of the Senate has been told publicly that they have a choice to...
Gerlach caught dancing, if you want to call it that
They caught him red handed. The video leaves no doubt about it. Interim East Carolina Chancellor Dan Gerlach got caught trying to dance. Those moves were virtually criminal. He made Steve Martin in “The Jerk” look like Fred Astair. But that wasn’t the end of it....
A defining week
What a week last week was. Say that five times in a row. You might as well get used to it. We’ll be saying it a lot heading into 2020. On the national scene, Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s admission that he asked a foreign government to...
The GOP folly at the BOG
UNC Board of Governor’s Chair Harry Smith is stepping down next week, continuing the revolving door at the UNC system that’s left the university in a constant state of flux. His resignation reflects the utter failure of the GOP to manage the state’s Crown Jewel and...
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